represented by Valerio Novara. Between 2004 and 2021 they were recipients of the México en Escena grants given by the Mexican government through FONCA (National Fund for Culture and the Arts). Recordings Cuarteto Latinoamericano has recorded over 100 CDs, which include the complete works for quartet by Heitor Villa-Lobos, Silvestre Revueltas, Alberto Ginastera, Rodolfo Halffter, Carlos Chávez, Manuel M. Ponce, Mario Lavista, Francisco Mignone, Julián Orbón, Ruperto Chapí and many other Latin American and Spanish composers. Their sixth and final album of Heitor Villa-Lobos's string quartets, Quartets Nos. 4, 9, and 11, was nominated for two Grammy Awards (Best Chamber Music and Best Latin Music) in 2002. For Élan Recordings, they have recorded Ginastera: The Three String Quartets and Latin American String Quartets, which includes the world premiere recordings of Orbón's String Quartet and Lavista's Reflejos de la Noche. As of 2011, the Cuarteto Latinoamericano is under a recording agreement with Sono Luminus, for whom they have released five albums: Encores (2010), Mexican Romantic Quartets (2011), Brasileiro: Works of Mignone (2012), which won a Latin Grammy Award for Best Classical Album, Ruperto Chapí: String Quartets Vol. 1 (2014) and Ruperto Chapí: String Quartets Vol. 2 (2021). Volume 1 was nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2015. Their 2015 album El Hilo Invisible, with Mexican singer Jaramar, won the 2016 Latin Grammy Award for Best Classical Album. Members Saúl Bitrán – violin I, Arón Bitrán – violin II, Javier Montiel – viola, Alvaro Bitrán – cello References External links Official site Concert calendar Cuarteto Latinoamericano on Dorian Sono Luminus Records Interview with guitarist Manuel Barrueco about working with Cuarteto Latinoamericano Art of the States: Cuarteto Latinoamericano performing Memorias Tropicales (1985) by Roberto Sierra Mexican musical groups String quartets Musical groups established in 1981 Carnegie Mellon University 1981 establishments in Mexico Latin Grammy Award winners